Favorite Leach?

**Maverick** · June 16th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Hey ya'll whats your favorite leach pattern. of course it would vary lake to lake, but if you could pick one or two what would they be? I'd go with a karthoum killer pattern (purple/maroon) then followed by a black zonkers strip style but substitue beaver in there, very fluid.

**btree** · June 16th, 2009, 11:33 PM

Mine is really basic.

Copper or gold bead head on a #8 or #10 hook. Tie in a tail of that black flash stuff. Tie in a tuft of purple or red maribou, then wrap one black maribou feather at the bead. Tie off and done. You can skip the added colour if you want. I like to make them between 3/4 of an inch to 1 1/2 inches. You really have to carefully pick your maribou to get short ones.

This pattern has a tendency to foul if you cast it but I dont mind. It breathes and moves really fluidly when it's fishing right. I tend to look at my fly after every couple casts for weeds any way, so it's just part of my rhythm.